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Tag Archives: Chelsea
Do You See Steve’s Feet Sticking Out the Window – Yes – Most People Use the Door to Get in – So Why Would Steve Choose to Use the Window – Mia Culpa – My Fault –
Okay, here’s the scoop: Many of you know that we had a bad experience getting locked out of our coach. We thought we solved the problem. We both have keys to the door in our pockets everyday. How could we … Continue reading
We Left Our Coach to Visit Steve’s Family – When We Arrived Back at Our Campground Four Days Later – Chelsea Knew – I Think She Thought We Lost Our Coach and Found It Again – I Believe I Heard Her Laugh
As we pulled into the RV Park, Chelsea got excited. We were not even near the coach yet, but she knew we were home again. (How do you like Steve’s pajamas? Hey, we are camping. Dress is casual early in … Continue reading
Walking Chelsea – a Scenic Excursion in Winter Garden RV Resort – Another RV Park with Beauty and Charm – My Family Here Makes Florida Special –
We were walking Chelsea in the park, and this is what we saw. I believe that’s a goose in the pond. Swans have longer curved necks. Cypress trees standing serenely in the water look like soldiers protecting this solitary waterfowl … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Memoir, Morning Walk
Tagged Chelsea, Cooking Out, Cookout, Cypress Trees, Florida, Goose, Metropolitan Scenery, Motorhome, Orlando, Pond, RV Park, Swan, Walk, Winter Garden
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Cloudy Texas Skies – Today – Last Night Lightning Lit the Sky – Thunder Pounded Our Ears – Winds Rocked our Coach – Pet Bichon Frise Chelsea Slept through the Storm –
Cloudy is the theme for the day after the storm, and this thick cloud cover is welcome. Cool and calm. Moist but not wet. I like it. Beauty sleep must not be interrupted, so Chelsea snoozed through the entire storm last … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Memoir, Pets, Photo
Tagged America, Beauty Sleep, Chelsea, Cloud cover, Cool and Calm, Lightning, Mile by mile, Moist but not wet, Pet Bichon Frise, Rain drops, Texas, Thunder Storm, Visiting Family, Winds
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Chelsea Wanted to Drive – But We Declined Her Offer – Mystery Photo with Reflections from Windshield Behind Her and Side Window in Front of Her – I Think –
There she is, our canine chauffeur Chelsea. I took that photo from outside the coach. No one was in there but Chelsea. Now that I look at the photo enlarged, I see a pair of hands. Don’t ask me why. … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Memoir, Photo
Tagged Canine Chauffeur, Chelsea, Cockpit, Double Exposure, Motorhome, Mystery, Pet Bichon Frise, photo reflections, Reflections, RV, Steering Wheel, Windshield
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Chelsea’s Walk at Sunset – Today Chelsea – Our Bichon Frise – Was Groomed – One More Groom and Then We Start Out Across The Country – Enjoy Arizona Sunset Photos Taken on Chelsea’s Walk –
Sunset skies in Arizona. We will miss this place until we return again next year. This is where we will spend winters resting up for another trip. We have booked another winter here, November through March coming up. A park … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Memoir, Pets, Photo
Tagged Arizona skies, Arizona Sunset, Bichon Frise, Chelsea, Groomed, Grooming, Near grocery stores, Near restaurants, Park in City, Pet Grooming, RV Resort, Skies Ablaze, Sunset
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Our Walk Along the Canal with Chelsea Was Special This Morning – A Pair of Mallard Ducks Swam By – Chelsea Chose to Keep Her Distance – No Duck Was Going to Drag Her into the Water –
Everyday, twice a day, we walk Chelsea, our pet Bichon Frise, for approximately thirty minutes each time. Some days we walk her beside this canal and back to our coach, or on other days we walk her along a sidewalk … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Memoir, Pets, Photo
Tagged Bichon Frise, Canal, Chelsea, Coach, Dog Walk, Mallard Ducks, Pool, Trespassing, walk dog, Walking
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Chelsea Has a New Groomer – Not Enough Area to Groom Her in the Coach – What a Sweet Baby – But How Does She Get So Soiled So Soon – Can’t Understand It –
Chelsea is bright and white again! (The legs in the photo belong to my husband Steve.) Only a few days from her last grooming Chelsea got herself dirty again, we thought. We were sure she was getting sand on herself … Continue reading
Adjustments – Chelsea Rules – She Thinks – We Share – Where Have I Been – Good Question – Life Is Good but Never Without Challenges –
Ta da! This is my office space. It’s a much smaller area in our motor home than the room we shared as office space in our former stick-and-brick home. Steve uses the kitchen table when he works on his … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Memoir, Pets
Tagged Bichon Frise, Carol Ann Hoel, Cellular Usage, Chelsea, Computer, Data Use, gigabytes, Hot Spot, Internet Connection, Motor Home, Office Space, Posting, RV, Sharing
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We Found a Coach – Itasca Ellipse Made by Winnebago – This Is Our New Home – Moving Has Begun Again – Are We Having Fun Yet- Uh – Almost –
Posted in Adventure, Memoir
Tagged Adventure, Bichon Frise, Carol Ann Hoel, Chelsea, Coach, Hauling boxes, having fun yet, Itasca Ellipse, Motor Home, Moving, packing, RV, Steve, unpacking, Winnebago
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We Thought We Were Losing Chelsea – Our Pet Bichon Frise – But She Has Recovered Much Faster than the Vet Said She Would – We Are Very Glad –
Nineteen days ago Chelsea woke us in the middle of the night squealing like someone was striking her with an ax! She held up her left front leg as far as she could away from her body. She looked like a terrorized … Continue reading
Posted in Healing, Pets
Tagged Bichon Frise, Bladder Stones, Chelsea, Disintegrated Disc, Disintegrated Disk, Healing, Minerals, Pet, Pinched Nerve, Recovery, Silver Lining, Steroid, Steroid pills, Steroid shot, Vet
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Getting Pet Bichon Frise Chelsea Ready for Her Life on the Road – Shots Up to Date – Leash Training in Progress –
We are getting Chelsea, our pet Bichon Frise, ready for life on the road with us. We visited the vet to get her shots up to date for her protection and the welfare of other pets she will meet as we … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Memoir, Pets
Tagged Bichon Frise, Carol Ann Hoel, Chelsea, dog door, Dragging, keeping pace, Lead dog, Leash training, Online training technique, Pets, Pulling Leash, RV Resorts, Sled Team, Stop, Team
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Chelsea’s Nails Have Been Trimmed – No Pain – No Cries – No Blood – Success – Steve Gets the Job Done – He is the Official Nail Trimmer –
Chelsea poses checking out her toenails, but this shot was taken several days before the fact. She licks her paws often. The day finally came. We purchased clippers, and her toenails were trimmed, but not by me. Steve came to … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Memoir, Pets
Tagged Bichon Frise, Chelsea, Extra long nails, Nail Clippers, Nail Trimming, Nails Trimmed, No Cries, No Pain, Pet Grooming, Quick, Quick Detector, Toenail Clippers, Toenails Trimmed
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Bichon Frise Chelsea Gets a New Do – Not Really – Same Classic Bichon Frizz We Love and Revere – She Wears It Well in Her Senior Years –
Chelsea’s groomer makes house calls. Karen drives a mobile pet grooming vehicle, comes to the door, carries Chelsea to the driveway, bathes her, and trims her bushy white fur. She returns Chelsea to our door about 45 minutes later all fluffy white … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Pets, Photos
Tagged Bichon Frise, Bichon Frizz, Bushy White Fur, Chelsea, Chelsea Bichon Frise, Clean, Driveway Grooming, Eating, Fluffy White, Mobile Pet Groomer, New Do, Pet Groomer, Sleeping, White Fur
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My Ten Minutes of Attempted Backyard Jailbreak – My Temporary Insanity – My Journey Back to Life on the Outside –
Here is how it happened: We were taking down the remnants of a two-day garage sale. We had hauled several golf bags loaded with old clubs to the backyard gate. Steve opened the lock on the gate. Chelsea, our pet … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir
Tagged backdoor, Chelsea, doggy door, Garage sale, Gate, Golf bag, Golf clubs, Husband, Locked in, Maniacal Woman, Married, Nutcase, Pet, Trapped, Wife
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Good Morning from Chelsea – Yesterday She Was Groomed – Not What She Really Likes – She Gives Us the Disapproving Look as Her Groomer Carries Her Away – But She Comes Back Looking Beautiful and Clean –
Stretching in the morning hours, Chelsea is clean and trimmed. She can see better than she could from under her bushy brow. Did she complain about her bushy brow? Not sure, but if she knew grooming would solve it, she … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Pets, Photos
Tagged Appetite, Bichon Frise, Bichonese, Bushy Brow, Chelsea, Chelsea speaks, Clean, FEED ME, Good Morning, Groomed, Groomer, Grooming, Pet, Trimmed, Yard
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Mystery Remains Unsolved – The Case of the Missing Ground Beef Patty from Olive Garden – Chelsea – Our Bichon Frise Pet – Appears to be Innocent But Remains as a Person of Interest –
Circumstances: Steve ordered a takeout ground beef patty at Olive Garden restaurant for Chelsea, the household pet. Said ground beef patty was transported in a Styrofoam box from Olive Garden to the home of Steve and Carol Ann. Half of the … Continue reading
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